Pelham police said a live grenade was removed from a home Sunday after a man found it while cleaning out his mother’s basement.

Authorities said the call came in just after 7:40 p.m. from 88 Main St. The man told police he found a canister that looked like one that would be used to hold grenades and when he opened it, he found one with its pin pulled halfway out.

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Police said they shut down the intersection of Main and Bridge streets as the Nashua Bomb Squad came to remove the grenade.

The bomb squad was able to contain the grenade safely and remove it. They said the grenade will be detonated at another time.